Malinová (; ) is a village and municipality in Prievidza District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia. It lies about 15 km north of the town of Prievidza. The village belonged to the German language island Hauerland. The German population was expelled in 1944.
Evolution of the village name
The village of Malinová was called by many different names over the centuries:
1339 Chach 1437 Cheche 1464 Czecza/Posega 1485 Czecha/Pozega 1486, 1488, 1490 Czecze, Zech 1489 Chech 1571-1573 Czek 1927-1948 Czach, since 1938 also Zeche since 1948 Malinová
History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1339.
Timeline 1339 Foundation 1431 Church badly damaged by the Hussites 1612 First evidence of gold washing 1642-08-08 Charter of Count Paul Pálffy ("Wasserverbot") 1726 The office of the town judge is sold to the landlord 1788 The gothic church is built, the town becomes an independent parish 1822 The Trinity is built 1846/1847 Rectory and school are rebuilt 1806, 1840, 1663 Serious fires 1869 Building of St. Mary's chapel 1870 The church is closed due to danger of collapse
Geography Area: km2 Population: 910 Location: Altitude in m above sea level: 342
Population
It has a population of people (31 December ).
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Places of interest
Books Schlenker, M. (1986). Von Heimat zu Heimat. Stuttgart: Hilfsbund der Karpatendeutschen Katholiken.
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